COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS

Wrong Right
1. Write with ink 1. Write in ink
2. Sit under the shade 2. Sit in the shade of a
of a tree tree
3. Pakistan is in the 3. Pakistan is to the
west of India west of India
4. Good/Weak in 4. Good/Weak at
Mathematics Mathematics
5. Time in your watch 5. Time by your watch
6. Part with a man 6. Part from a man
7. Part from money 7. Part with money
8. Word by word 8. Word for word
translation translation
9. She is married with him 9. She is married to him
10. Since the last two weeks10. For the last two weeks
11. Prefer than 11. Prefer to
12. Translate from 12. Translate from
English to Tamil English into Tamil
13. Jump in the pond 13. Jump into the pond
14. Die of hunger 14. Die from hunger
15. Die from cancer 15. Die of cancer
16. To meet in the way 16. To meet on the way
17. Send on my address 17. Send to my address
18. To go in train 18. To go by train
19. Lying upon the desk 19. Lying on the desk
20. The birds build nests 20. The birds build nests
on the trees in the trees
21. Quarrel for a trifle 21. Quarrel over a trifle
22. To enter an agreement 22. To enter into an agreement
23. To dive in the river 23. To dive into the river
24. Love in music 24. Love for music
25. Thirst of information 25. Thirst for information
26. To be sick from life 26. To be sick of life
27. Blind of defects 27. Blind to defects
28. Break into pieces 28. Break to pieces
29. Congratulate him for 29. Congratulate him on
his success his success
30. She resembles to her 30. She resembles her
mother mother
31. Ordered for a cup of tea 31. Ordered a cup of tea
32. Entered into the room 32. Entered the room
33. Pick up a quarrel 33. Pick a quarrel
34. Passed in the exam 34. Passed the exam
35. Discuss about the 35. Discuss the problem
problem
36. Accompany with him 36. Accompany him
37. Resigned from the post 37. Resigned the post
38. Sign on the paper 38. Sign the paper
39. Returned to home 39. Returned home
40. Enough of money 40. Enough money
41. To answer to a question 41. To answer a question
42. Search of something lost 42. Search for something lost
43. A pen to write 43. A pen to write with
44. Pray God 44. Pray to God
45. Compensate a loss 45. Compensate for a loss
46. Ask something 46. Ask for something
47. A house to live 47. A house to live in
48. What use is it? 48. Of what use is it?
49. Believe God 49. Believe in God

50. Bed to lie 50. Bed to lie in
51. Enquire a matter 51. Enquire into a matter
52. Succeeded to win 52. Succeeded in winning
53. Necessity to do it 53. Necessity of doing it
54. Passion to read books 54. Passion for reading books
55. She is fond to talk 55. She is fond of talking
56. Addicted to gamble 56. Addicted to gambling